Zealantha
| Zealantha | |
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| Zealantha thorpei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Anthomyzidae |
| Genus: | Zealantha Roháček, 2007 |
| Species[1][2] | |
Zealantha is a genus of fly belonging to the family Anthomyzidae.[1] The genus was described by Czech entomologist Jindřich Roháček in 2007.
Taxonomy
[edit]Zealantha is potentially a monotypic genus. When Jindřich Roháček described the species in 2007, the only known member was the New Zealand species Zealantha thorpei, which also serves as the type species of the genus.[3] The genus name Zealantha is a combination of New Zealand and Anthomyzidae.[3]
In 2021, Roháček tentatively placed a novel species found in Hokkaido, Japan, Zealantha fasciolata, into the genus due to morphological similarities, pending the discovery of males of the species.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Members of the genus have been found in New Zealand and Japan.[1][2]
Species
[edit]- Zealantha thorpei Roháček, 2007
- Zealantha fasciolata Roháček, 2021
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Zealantha Roháček, 2007". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Roháček, Jindřich (26 July 2021). "New species and records of Anthomyzidae (Diptera) from the East Palaearctic, with a checklist of taxa occurring in the area". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae: 261–288. doi:10.37520/AEMNP.2021.016. ISSN 0374-1036. Wikidata Q111740955.
- ^ a b Roháñek, Jindřich (5 September 2007). "Zealantha thorpei gen. et sp. nov. (Diptera: Anthomyzidae), first family representative from New Zealand". Zootaxa. 1576 (1): 1–13. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.1576.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97481491.